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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. Sometimes you think, oh, the U.S.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. Sometimes you think, oh, the U.S.

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12 Questions: Meet Nausika Georgakopoulou (Greece)

crowdSPRING Blog

Nausika lives and works in Athens Greece. … it’s pronounced Nafsika) and I come from Greece. I live and work in Athens which is Greece’s capital. How has the economy affected the design industry in Greece? Of course it’s no secret that Greece is in a tight spot these past 3-4 years. And it got hit hard.

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Startup To Translate Obama’s State Of The Union Address Up To 6,976 Languages In Real Time

YoungUpstarts

The team behind Babelverse , the world’s first real-time on-demand interpretation service, announced earlier today that they will translate President Obama’s address in real-time to viewers in every language around the world, which is potentially up to 6,976 languages. Now that’s a lot of tongues.

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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

Example: More than 50% of all youth in Greece & Spain (34% in Italy) are unemployed and if you take “under-employment” it is even worse. And the solutions to many of the worlds problems will come from the people as much as from governments. An obvious example of this is oDesk. And rebellion. Collaboration.

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Europe’s Autumn (or, Why You Can’t Outrun Big Debt Forever)

Seeing Both Sides

With debt levels so high and confidence in government so low, the bond market has come a knocking and is intimidating the heck out of European governments. First, the bond market knocks on Iceland’s door (see Michael Lewis' Vanity Fair article and his book Boomerang ), then Ireland's, then Greece's and now Italy's. Who’s next?

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European Real Estate in 2020: Cooling or Continued Growth?

The Startup Magazine

In 2019, the office letting market slowed down and might land in 2020, since the new year will see demand return to more conventional volumes. A December 19 th report by ING points towards a cooling of house price growth in 2020, with three exceptions: France, Italy, and Greece. Greece – a positive surprise.

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